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CS/SB 1942: Uniform Child Custody

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Campbell

Uniform Child Custody; creates "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act" & provides purposes; specifies proceedings not governed by act; provides application to Indian tribes & international application of act; provides for initial child custody jurisdiction & for exclusive, continuing jurisdiction; provides for enforcement under Hague Convention, etc. Amends Ch. 61, 39.502, 741.30.

Effective Date: 10/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/7/2000 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Fiscal Policy SJ 00178
    3/23/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda Judiciary, 03/28/00, 3:30 pm, 110S
    3/28/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 SJ 00351; CS
    3/30/2000 Senate • 00356
    • Now in Fiscal Policy SJ 00351
    4/20/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda Fiscal Policy, 04/25/00, 3:30 pm, 412K
    4/25/2000 Senate • Comm. Action:Favorable by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 SJ 00521
    4/26/2000 Senate • Placed on Calendar SJ 00521
    5/5/2000 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/SB 1942, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2000 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2000 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 377 Uniform Child Custody Family Law & Children Similar Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Judiciary
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (27)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    61.13 Custody and support of children; visitation rights; power of court in making orders.
    61.1302 Short title.
    61.1304 Purposes of act; construction of provisions.
    61.1306 Definitions.
    61.1308 Jurisdiction.
    61.131 Notice and opportunity to be heard.
    61.1312 Notice to persons outside this state; submission to jurisdiction.
    61.1314 Simultaneous proceedings in other states.
    61.1316 Inconvenient forum.
    61.1318 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
    61.132 Information under oath to be submitted to the court.
    61.1322 Additional parties.
    61.1324 Appearance of parties and the child.
    61.1326 Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decree.
    61.1328 Recognition of out-of-state custody decrees.
    61.133 Modification of custody decree of another state.
    61.1332 Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another state.
    61.1334 Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedings.
    61.1336 Certified copies of custody decree.
    61.1338 Taking testimony in another state.
    61.134 Hearings and studies in another state; orders to appear.
    61.1342 Assistance to courts of other states.
    61.1344 Preservation of documents for use in other states.
    61.1346 Request for court records of another state.
    61.1348 International application.
    741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement.

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  • SB 1942, Original Filed Version Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (27)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    61.13 Custody and support of children; visitation rights; power of court in making orders.
    61.1302 Short title.
    61.1304 Purposes of act; construction of provisions.
    61.1306 Definitions.
    61.1308 Jurisdiction.
    61.131 Notice and opportunity to be heard.
    61.1312 Notice to persons outside this state; submission to jurisdiction.
    61.1314 Simultaneous proceedings in other states.
    61.1316 Inconvenient forum.
    61.1318 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
    61.132 Information under oath to be submitted to the court.
    61.1322 Additional parties.
    61.1324 Appearance of parties and the child.
    61.1326 Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decree.
    61.1328 Recognition of out-of-state custody decrees.
    61.133 Modification of custody decree of another state.
    61.1332 Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another state.
    61.1334 Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedings.
    61.1336 Certified copies of custody decree.
    61.1338 Taking testimony in another state.
    61.134 Hearings and studies in another state; orders to appear.
    61.1342 Assistance to courts of other states.
    61.1344 Preservation of documents for use in other states.
    61.1346 Request for court records of another state.
    61.1348 International application.
    741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement.

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